A 20-year-old man was arrested for raping and assaulting an 85-year-old woman in Thiruvananthapuram. The victim was also brutally beaten with a stick.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar addressed the matter of former Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina’s status in India, suggesting that her continued stay is largely a personal decision influenced by the “circumstances” that led her to the nation.

Singapore High Commissioner Simon Wong virtually attended his staff member’s wedding in Jharkhand after IndiGo flight disruptions prevented him from travelling.